Hello - it's me, your friendly list-owner with information you'll want to save. If you suspect you've received this, please take a moment to alert the sender that they have been infected, because they probably don't realize it. Use care in opening all attachments to email messages. Know who sent it and what it contains *before* clicking. And make sure you have a good, updated virus protection program installed on your PC. Audrey [email protected] ********************************************************** There is a very destructive v*i*r*u*s going around called ExploreZip.worm, Worm.ExploreZip or W32.ExploreZip Worm *W32/ExploreZip.worm is a worm that infects Windows systems. It is very dangerous, potentially more destructive than Melissa. It reproduces itself by sending replies to incoming email messages, with itself as an attachment called "zipped_files.exe". It is distributed via Email and the message looks like this: I received your email and I shall send you a reply ASAP. Till then, take a look at the attached zipped docs. Under no circumstances open the ZIP file!!! The attached file is not a Zip file, it just looks like it. It is zipped_files.exe which will destroy files with extensions .c, .cpp, .h, .asm, .doc, .xls, or .ppt For more info on this *virus* see: http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10185.asp OR http://www.mcafee.com/viruses/explorezip/default.asp OR http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.explore.zip.html ExplorerZip.worm - very nasty one. (It destroys data) http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/va10184.asp Pretty.Park - nasty than the M*lissa one.